Highlights from ISO’s Visit to the 2025 NAFSA Annual Conference

ISO’s team unofficially kicked off the summer by attending the 2025 NAFSA Annual Conference & Expo in San Diego, California. This marks the 30th time ISO attended this conference – making it one of our team’s favorite annual traditions.

The NAFSA Annual Conference is renowned as the premier gathering in international education - bringing together thousands of professionals and thought leaders to shape the future of global learning.

At ISO, we are always striving to keep our fingers on the pulse of international education. NAFSA provides us an amazing opportunity to do this while also connecting with our highly valued partner schools, agencies, etc.

This year's meeting was even more poignant due to the amount of changes the international education landscape has had to navigate over the past year.

ISO wants to continue to pledge our support for international students and aim to always serve as valuable resource. We’ve prepared multiple articles to help international students navigate the recently announced interview freezes and the new social media screening procedures. Can read more below:

• Top F-1 Visa Interview Questions and How to Prepare for Them
• Visa Interviews and Social Media: What International Students Need to Know

Beyond this, it was an amazing week – and we wanted to share some of the highlights from our time in San Diego.

ISO’s 2025 NAFSA Highlights

Some pictures from the interactions we had at our booth – a big thank you to every one who came and spent time with us!

Members of our team pictured include Niraj Jani (ISO Senior Director), Stephanie Lin (Chief Executive Officer), Jenny Guan (Director of Business Development), and Jonathan Perez (Marketing Specialist).

We also got some amazing testimonials from advisors at our trusted partner schools. Pictured in the video above is Shauna Walsh – Assistant Director of ISS at Belmont University. She comments on the importance of health insurance for international students in U.S.

Pictured above is Tony Marotta – Director of Global Engagement at Elmhurst University. He comments on how ISO helps provide solutions for international student’s health care needs.

Missed us at NAFSA? Catch us at our next Events

Members of our team will also be visiting the following events in the coming months:

• NAFSA Biregional VIII and X Conference in Philadelphia, PA
• NAFSA Region IV Conference in Saint Charles, MO

If interested in meeting up with us at either of these conferences, feel free to send a message to Senior Director Niraj at niraj@isoa.org.

At ISO, our team is dedicated to providing the highest quality service for our members – as well as those at universities who specialize in international student enrollments. If you’d like to learn more about our plan offerings and group specialty services, send us an email today at customercare@isoa.org!